BA (Hons) English with Creative Writing with Placement

This course is for you if you’re ready to explore more widely, think more deeply and consider how you, as a reader, are placed in relation to a text and how that affects your interpretation, you’ve come to the right place. Brunel offers one of the most highly regarded creative writing courses in the UK, with many staff members active as novelists, writers for performance, or as cultural critics.Through them you will learn and practice the fundamentals of writing in a variety of forms including poetry and film. After a first year of introductory writing modules with options in literature to develop your critical reading, your exploration in English and creative writing is very much down to your own interests. In years two and three a wealth of optional modules await you, covering every period and genre in literature from Shakespeare to Austen, comedy to horror and world literature, alongside further writing options in journalism and modern fiction. Throughout your course you will be encouraged to express your own thoughts and creativity in your coursework and seminars, which will help you to grow as a critic and writer. English with Creative Writing BA will equip you with personal skills employers’ prize in graduates - exceptional written and verbal communication and the ability to work collaboratively in teams. At Brunel you will be able to develop these in abundance. Opt for a placement year and you will gain real-world work experience while you study which will further increase your attractiveness to employers when you graduate.

GCE A-level ABB-BBC.

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma DMM in any subject.

BTEC Level 3 National Diploma DM in any subject, with an A-Level at grade C.

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate Diploma M in any subject, with A-Levels grades BB.

International Baccalaureate Diploma 29 points. GCSE English equivalent Standard Level 5 or Higher Level 4.

Obtain a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points in any subject in the Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3.

T Levels: Merit overall in any subject.

A minimum of five GCSEs are required, including GCSE English Language grade C or grade 4 or GCSE English Literature grade B or grade 5.